A German family office represented by International Capital bought a Panera Bread restaurant with a 15-year lease.

The newly built property is located in Homewood, Illinois, approx. 40 minutes south of downtown Chicago. The freestanding property is located next to a new Chick-fil-A on a busy thoroughfare in the middle of Homewood’s main retail corridor.

JAB purchased Panera Bread in 2017 for $7.5 billion. The Luxembourg–based company, the investment vehicle of Germany’s billionaire Reimann family, has snapped up several U.S.-based breakfast and coffee companies in recent years, including Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and K-cup coffee pod-maker and Keurig Green Mountain.

This was the fourth purchase of US real estate by the German IC customer in the past 10 years. The purchase was made in cash without outside financing.

Martina Crevecoeur, CCIM, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions / Dispositions of International Capital LLC, represented the investor in the transaction.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, LLC

International Capital, LLC is a boutique real estate advisory firm with over 40 years experience representing more than 100 legal entities in its capacity as asset manager and as property manager. The company handles a portfolio of more than 50 properties in the southwestern United States. Offering a wide range of commercial real estate services, specialties include the acquisition, disposition, management and administration of commercial investment properties. Land and property development, funds conception, mezzanine financing and cash management are also integral parts of the company’s portfolio.